For the first time since December, the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced Monday for a game that counts. To linebacker Larry Foote, that means they can finally show everything they’ve got. On defense, that is, where Foote is promising some new wrinkles that defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau previously held back — not only during training camp, but during past seasons.
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Steelers add new touches to defense
For the first time since December, the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced Monday for a game that counts. To linebacker Larry Foote, that means they can finally show everything they’ve got. On defense, that is, where Foote is promising some new wrinkles that defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau previously held back — not only during training camp, but…
Longshot Set Play rallies in the stretch to win Del Mar feature
Longshot Set Play rallied in the stretch to beat Spring Awakening by two lengths and win Monday’s $250,000 Del Mar Debutante for 2-year-old fillies. Longshot Set Play ran the seven furlongs in 1:26.79, returning $31.40, $11.40 and $6.80. Spring Awakening paid $5 and $3.60, while Izarra returned $3.20 to show.
Timber Reserve holds off Xchanger to win $1 million Pennsylvania Derby
Timber Reserve swept past the leaders on the far turn, fought off a tough challenge from Xchanger and won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on Monday at Philadelphia Park. The 3-year-old horse won in his first race of the year. Cable Boy, the pacesetter in the Haskell Invitational last month at Monmouth Park, grabbed the…
Clemens to have MRI on tight elbow
Roger Clemens got banged up by the Seattle Mariners, and then quickly left the clubhouse after the Yankees’ 7-1 loss on Monday to get an MRI exam on his balky right elbow. The 45-year-old Clemens, who allowed five runs and eight hits in four innings to lose for the first time since July 28 at…
Indians beat Santana for 5th time in ’07
If the Cleveland Indians avoid a colossal collapse and finish with the AL Central title at the end of this month, they can count their mastery of Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins as one of the reasons for the success. C.C. Sabathia threw eight shutout innings, and the Indians topped Santana and the Twins…
Bears TE Olsen expects quick return
Greg Olsen walked with a slight limp and a big sense of relief on Monday. The Chicago Bears’ rookie tight end stood on the sideline in a jersey and shorts with his cap on backward, looking carefree even though his sprained left knee was wrapped in a bandage. It was a big improvement from Thursday…
Patriots release top 2006 WR Caldwell
The New England Patriots released Reche Caldwell, their leading receiver from last season, on Monday, when offseason addition Randy Moss and cornerback Asante Samuel returned to practice. Caldwell, 28, had 61 receptions for 760 yards and four touchdowns last season, but also had two key drops in the AFC championship game loss to the Indianapolis…
Maragh rides winners in both Meadowlands feature races
Rajiv Maragh was the winning jockey in back-to-back stakes races as the Meadowlands Racetrack kicked off its 41-date thoroughbred meet on Monday afternoon. Maragh first rode Remain Silent to 2-length victory over Silver Timber in the $55,000 King Bold Reality Stakes, setting a new course record in the process.
Heartswideopen recovers from drifting start to win All American
The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the…
Always A Virgin captures Cane Pace, first leg of the triple crown
Always A Virgin took command early on and ran away with the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday, setting a new course record in the process. Driven by Brian Sears and trained by Joe Holloway, the 3-year-old colt covered the mile in 1:51.1 to win the opening leg of pacing’s triple crown. Always…
Snell pitches Pirates by Cardinals 11-0
The last two times Ian Snell has beaten the Cardinals on the road, he’s knocked them back to .500. This time, it really had to hurt for St. Louis. Snell threw seven scoreless innings to end a six-game road losing streak since winning in St. Louis on April 16, and the Pittsburgh Pirates halted a…
Phillies lose more ground in NL East
Maybe it was the heat. Perhaps it was carryover from a bad loss to the Marlins. Whatever it was, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand couldn’t make contact, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost again. Howard and Rowand combined to go 0-for-7 with five strikeouts and the Phillies lost 5-1 to the Atlanta Braves on Monday.